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sixty-four, and has been King and
Emperor quarter Of a century. Won
Moltke, the highest officer in the
German army, is now eighty-seveni
and Bismarck, the Chancellor OF the
empire, is seventy-four. To see the
review oftwenty-ff five Thousand troops,
the very flower of the army, wonld be
a fine sight at any time. But when
reviewed by Germany's great trio,
the sovereign, the soldier, and the
statesman, there is infinitely more in
the occasion.
The parade ground lay to the left,
and across this the troops were
marching to take positions and await
the Kaiser. 1t was q field Of
cleaning color, with silver and
gold flashing in the brilliant sum
light. No other army has such a
variety of uniforms. There are blues
Of several shades, red, scar
let, orange, green, black, white,
garnet, and no end of silver
and gold. There was a half mile
square of wavingf flags, bands of music,
and gorgeous hues, massed and indie
scribably effective. Theday was "the
Kaiser's own weather" the Germans
said. "Cool and delightful"
Something between q shout and a.
cheer announced the arrival Of the
Emperor. 1t was the soldiers greet
ing HIM with "Guten morgenR
Everybody stoodupin the carriages
when the Emperor came, and while he
drove along the lines of troops form.
ing double squares across the field.
There were no cheers, but the "Guten
morgen" instead rang out on the air
like one big voice, from each company
greeting the Kaiser as he passed.
After the tour Of the field, occupy.
ing nearly or quite an hour, the EN-
peror and staff took q position to
the right on the more elevated ground
and the parade began.
The uniforms enhance the appear
ance Of the German troops. There is
not an ill.fitting uniform, or one of
unattractive color in the whole army.
But aside from this advantage, they
are u magnificent body of men. In
the ranks there is, in one sense, the
best of blood of the countrY-strong,
healthy, clean, and young
Whether the sons of the princes or the
sons OF the peasants, they are young
men. Most Of them are between the
ages of 81 and 25. The one distinc-
tion is, that the son ofa prince serves
but one year in the ranks. He is able
to furnish mis- outfit complete, is no
expense to the Government, and has
only to serve this compulsory term.
The same rule applies to any young
man who is able TO furnish himself.
The peasant, or working man, is not
able to bear this expense, and there
fore serves three years, the Govern
ment supplying everything. But neith-
er rank nor wealth can interpose if
the young man., be he who he may, is
physically capable of serving. Two
sons Of Prince Bismarck have served
in the ranks.
The two regiments of Cuirassiers
were by all odds the most elegant sol
diers on the field. The Uniform is of
white cloth, with silver cuirass, and
silver helmets, having on the top the
silver eagle, with wings extended.
They were mounted on black, horses,
making the effect the more splendid.
Fancy two such regiment marching
one hundred abreast, men and horses
moving as,by one impulse, and throw
ing across the field a broad line OF
light, fairly dazzling in the bright sun
shine.
On the other hand, the dash ofthe
Uhlans, with their silver spears and
waving banners, rendered them quite
fascinating. Theirs were several regi-
ments Of Uhlans, the First Regiment,
mounted on black horses, the 9th ers
on bay. The little black and white
banners, ~auttering out from the gilt
tering spears, distinguished them from
all other cavalry, and one could only
liken them to the old crusaders.
The uniform of Prince Williams reg
iment, First Hussars. is iaunty and
much trimmed. The red Jacket is
braided with yellow cord. The short
coat is fastened at the collar, and
hangs loose over the left
shoulder, with the arms free from
the sleeves. It is OF dark blue
cloth, braided across the front, and
bordered with astrakan. Regiments
OF rihemen were in uniforms OF gem
darme blue, trimmed with bright scar
let. This was q decidedly handsome
combination. There were other regi-
ments in dark green, others in dark
blue trimmed with bright orange, and
infantry IN b~luecoats and white trous-
ers.
The parade step of the German IN
fantry belongs to the German army.
It is q very high step, with D quick,
forward movement, or jerk ofthe knee,
When this goose STEP" as they call
it. is by a%hole regiment, the effect is
a tri1e peculiar.
The pangs of hunger will even then
bring the German officer down from
the pomp and circumstance Of the re-
view to the plane OF other people with
lunch baskets. So the wives, sisters,
cousins, and aunts carry loads Of
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